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(7 EMI- "Of ojgj THE NEWS. Establshed Nov.5.19t toot sol'da'ed Jn 1 mi THE U Eli ALL). Established April 10, iWU. ousouaa.ea Jan. l, laa PLATTSMOUTII, NEB., JANUARY 2, 1897. VOL. V. NO. 32. II WEEEXY N Gravitation and the Blood. We ordinarily think of the attraction of gravitation only as producing what we call weight, and as governing the motion of the earth and other planets in their orbits. Bat gravitation acts in a very important n? aimer upon the circu lation of the blood in our veins and ar teries. An elaborate series of experi ments has recently been carried ont in England to determine just what effect gravitation exercises in this respect, and how its disturbing influence is compen sated in the bodily loechaniFm. It has been found that man probably possesses a more complete compensation of this kind than any other animal, and that the monkey stands in this respec next to man. Injuries to the spinal cord, asphyxia, BJd poisoning by chiou-lorm or curare paralyze, more or loss completely, tho power of compensation, and th"ii the in fluence of gravitation on the circulation of the blood may become a t-erious dan ger. In such a case death is more likely to result, according to the conclusions of Professor Leonard Ilill, if the body is placed in such a position that tho ab domen is at a lower level than the heart. But the danger may be diminished or removed either by elevating the abdo men or by compressing it so as to drive the blood up to the heart. When the heart itself, however, has been injured, as by chloroform, there is danger in foro lug the blood too rapidly into it Professor Hill finds that, general! peaking, the best position for the body, when the power of compensation for the effects of gravitation has been arrested, is with tho feet up instead of with the foet down. Youth's Companion. The Hamadryad. The keeper at the zoo, descr;bing to me the hamadryad's appearance when it raised itself to strike, said it was "proud" and "bold looking." Its ac tion was as swift as thought and looked almost like a spring from tho ground. How high when irritated tho terrifio thing can strike is not known, but no other instance is authenticated of a snake making good a blow so high a$ four feet from the groxmd, while marks on the glass of its cuge show that the reptile has, in its endeavors to cape from confinement, reached up to the height of nine feet Supposing, then, that wo were in clined to believe all that the natives of India say about it that it is so fierce as to attack man at sight, so vindictive as to follow him with dogped resolution , and add to it all we actually know about the reptile, that it can climb trees like an anaconda, swim like a hydra, get over a 9 foot wall and squeeze through a 6 inch hole, and that its bite is death, it would have to be confessed that the snake eating snake is the mopt terrible creature in nature. Good Words. An I Tory Slat. Many people have never even heard of such a thing, and it is not to b3 won dered at, for these mats are exceedingly rare, and it ip 6aid by those who know that only three ot these beautiful curi osities exist in tbe whole world. one we now write about is the largest one made. It measures 8 by 4 feet, and though made in a small hill state tn the north of India has an almost Greek design for its border. It was only used on state occasions, when the rajah sat on it to sign important documents. The original cost of the mat is fabnloua, for G.400 pounds of ivory. were used in its manufacture. The finest Btrips of ivory must have been taken off the tusks, as the mat is as flexible as a woven stuff and beauti fully fine Ladies' Pictorial. Versatility. Jess Well, I must go and take off my bicycle bloomers. Bess What for? Jess I've got to attend a meeting of the Society For the Introduction of Dress Skirts Among Turkish Women. New Orleans Times-Democrat HIS NOVXL THEORY OF TIDES. facie AlTah Dunnine Tbinka the Old World "SloAbes" Around. Uncle Alvah Dunning, the hermit of the Adirondacks, maintains that the earth is not round like a ball, but as flat as a pancake, or, at best, that it re sembles a milk pan, with enough of an edge to it to keep the water from run ning away. A number of guests at Charlie Ben nett's "Antlers," on Raquttte lake, were discussing tho theory with Uncle Alvah one day during the hunting sea son. One of them undertook the alto gether hopeless task of convincing the old man of the error of his belief. Among other things he called attention to the tides. "Uncle Alvah," he said "you've heard of tides, haven't you? How do you account for them if tho world isn't round?" The old man remained silent for ajvhilc and then drawled forth, "Waal, I her some idee as to 'em. " "What is it than?" asked tho ques tioner, while all tho Fportmm drew near to await the answer. Uncle Alvah was not to be hurried, and after anoth er pause he remarked: "Did ye ever turn over in bed? ) think's more than likely." "Yes, I've turned over in bed." "Do ye 6leep 'tween sheets?" "Always," replied tho questionei laughingly. "What's that got to do with it?" "It's got all to do with it, in my opinion. When you went over, didn't the bedclothes kind o' slip round an slosh round an didn't get there Bama time as you did?" "Yes." "Waal, that's my idee of the tides. The old earth sort o 6lips round under the water like a man under the bed clothes, or it teeters a bit like when yon tip a njilkpan. The water don't get there quite as fast as the land, an that's what makes the tides." New York Herald. CHRIST AND THE SOUL. Wfcen thou turn'st away from 10. Christ la this Bide of thy hill. - When thon tamest toward good. Christ is walking im thy wood. When thy heart Bays. "Father, pardonf Then the Lord is in thy garden. When 6tern duty wakes to watch. Then his hand is on the latch. But when Hope thy wong doth roose. Then the Lord la in the house. When to love is aU thy wit, Christ dotb at thy table sit. When God's will Is thy heart's pola. Then Is Christ thy very souL George Macdonald In London Spectator. Tbe Poison of the Cobra, The bite of the terrible cobra of India Is looked upon as meaning certain death. It is not surprising that experiments to determine the nature of this awful poison should attract wide attention when they are made in a scientific man ner entitling their results to be accepted with confidence. Such experiments have recently been conducted by Mr. A, A. Kant hack. The venom was obtained by pressing the hads of living cobras, by which nerve trying operation the deadly fluid was squeezed out of the fangs. The fluid dries teir quicklyand leaves a yellow substance resembling gum arabic or the dried albumen of egg, which is easily pulverized. The activity of the poison is destroyed by prolonged boiling, a concentrated solution of it withstand ing the effects of boiling for an hour or two before entirely losing its poisonous action. A weak solution could be ren dered innocuous by being boiled from 20 minutes to half an hour. But of course this can give no comfort to any victim of a cobra bite, since the venom, once injected into his blood, could by no possibility be subjected to such a process of boiling. Ammonia and chlorine water also proved capable of destroying the poison if applied to it for a considerable time in strong solutions, and carbolic acid con siderably delayed its poisonous action. Some hope had been raised that doses of Etrychnia might prove a means of wan, but the experiments showed that there was no foundation for this hope. So far, then, a euro for the bite of the cobra remains to be discovered. Youth's Companion. SMALL SPARKS FROM THg WIRES The earnings of the Rock Island systera for March show a decrease of $47,000. Three safes were blown open at Thorn ten, la., Tuesday night. ArcKjishop Ireland of St. Paul ad dresed the New York Loyal legion ou Patriotism. Willie Walker, aged 10 years, was run over and killed by a fire engine at Spring field. Ills Harry Manning accidentally shot Bert MaxfieUl while burning near Lyndon, la. United States Marshal Desmond has ap pointed M. I Healey his deputy in the Cedar Rapids. Ia., district. John Halstead, 80 years old, who haJ been missing for some time at Boscobel, Wis., was found dead under a fallen tree on his farm. The final trial and inspection of the coast defense vessel Monterey have been rdered. Sheriff Fester of Monroe county, Ala., ras killed by a negro dosperado. who will probably be lynched. Representative Dolliver of Iowa ad dressed a convention of Republican col lege clubs at Syracuse. General Nelson A. Mills has arrived at Los Angeles with his family. The party will travel through southern California to San Francisco and will soon return east. The Masons of Canton, III9., formally opened their new lodge rooms which were built to replace those burned last Sep tember. The 40th anniversary of the founding of Grinnell, la., was celebrated with pa triotic exercises and a banquet by it sit lzens. As a result of the Kansas City A. P. A. Catholic election riot, eight men are un der arrest, charged with murder in the first degree. V. R. Price and J. J. Cook, farmers re siding near Thackerville, Tex., were ar rested and confessed to having attempted to wreck a Santa Fe passenger express train three weeks ago. A mass meeting was held at Mount Ver non, la., for the purpose of waging a war on the "bootleggers," who have been car rying on an extenaivi business for sew tiroe. A Hint to Smokers. Many tobacco smokers consider that little light specks on the wrapper of a cigar indicate a good article. Very few know how those specks get there. If on a hot day, when the sun has been beating down on the tobacco plants, a sudden thunder shower Ehould come up and sprinkle the leaves with the im mense drops of rain so common in Cuba, and it shoulJ then suddenly clear up, the sun coming out brightly again, the drops of water on the leaves will act as lenses and concentrate the sun's rays, which burn the little specks upon the tobacco. The tobacco must be ripe in order that the sun may give this effect On account of the great selling capacity of this sort of wrapper, these epots are made on the cheaper brands by chemical means. London Standard. Nothing is such an obstacle to pro duction of excellence as the power of producing what is good with ease and rapidity. Aikin. When reading, a man usually geta through 400 words a minute. Missouri ranks first in mules, having in the last census year 251,714; th next being Texas, with 227,432, and th third Tennessee, with 203. G39. Better. ' "1 should have yon know, sir, that I am a Londoner, as I was born in Lon don." "'Jut L sir, wis borT. in Cork, and I am a Corker 1" Boston Globe. The first stereotyping 1813 in New York. was done im THERE IS NO NATIONAL HOLIDAY tfot Even the Labor Day Act Creates Oa Say tbe Lawyers. There would seem to be no such thing in this country as a national holiday. Lawyers assert that even Labor day, Which was set apart by act of congress In 1894 in such manner as to lead the confiding layman to suppose it at least to be a national holiday, ia not such outside of the District of Columbia un less by state enactment. The creation and regulation of holidays have been left entirely to the legislatures of the individual states. The act of congress concerning Labor day was approved June 28, 1894. It pro vides "that the first Monday of Septem. ber in each year, being the day cele brated and known as Labor day, is hereby made a legal holiday, to all in tents and purposes, in the same manner as Christmas, Jan. 1, Feb. 22, May 80 and July 4 aro now made by law public holidays Clearly tJj proper construction cf this statute can be arrived at only by reference to the provisions bearing upon the other holidays named. The act mak ing holidays cf Jan. 1, July 4, Christ mas and "any day appointed or recom mended by the president of the United States as a day of public fast or thanks giving" was passed in Juno, 1870, and was restricted in its effect to the Dis trict of Columbia. These days are holi days in the various states only as they are made so by the various state legis latures. The act of Jan. 31. 1879, makes Feb. 22 a legal holiday, and the act of Aug. SI, 1888, dothe same for May 80. and both ai restricted in their applies tion to the District of Columbia. Tbe act referring to Labor day says nothing about the District of Columbia, but it does 6ay that the first Monday of Sep tember shall be a legal holiday, "to all intents and purposes, in the same man ner as Christmas, Jan. 1, Feb. 22, Maj 80 and July 4 are now made by la-w public holidays." The intents and purposes for which and the manner in which those days are made holidays are expressly limited to the District of Columbia, and so, by necessary inference, is the act referring to Labor day. The mislaadfEg language of the Labor day act has led to a prevalent statement that the first Monday of September is a holiday throughonc the United State by congressional enactment. New York Tribuna PRANKS OF SCOTTISH FAIK.ES. A Firm Belief In the "Fair Folk" SWi Lingers. There still lingers a widespread belief In the north of Scotland that the "fail folk, " or "gweed neebors, " as the fairie are called, still live in the hills, and during the first days of convalescence a mother must be zealously guarded lest ne of the "wee people" come and rob the child of its nourishment. Some times they succeed in carrying off the mother. Here is one of the superstitious legends: A north country fisher had a fine child. One evening a beggar woman entered the hut and went np to tbe cradle to gaze into tho eyes of the babe. From that time good health left it, and a strange look came into its face, and the mother was troubled. An old man begging for food passed that way. When he caught sight of the child, he cried : "That's nae a bairn. It's an image, and the gweed folk has stoun his epeerit." Thereupon he set to work to recall ihe fisher's bairn. A peat fire was heaped high on the hearth aid a black hen held over it at such a distance that it wai singed and not killed. After somo strug gling the hen escaped up the lum. A few moments elapsed, and then the par ents were gladdened by the sight of a happy expression once more on th child's face. It throve from that day forward. Scottish Review. A Dos Parse Snatcher. Pointer degs can always be trained to steal. Many of them are natural thieves without training, and any of the Epecies can be taught There is a dog of this kind in northwest Washington. He will pick np anything he can find around yard or outside of a store, but his ep' cialty is ladies' pocketbooks and hand bags. When he sees one of these, he grabs it and runs, always succeeding is getting out of sight before he can be captured or followed. No owner has ver been seen, hence no complaints have been made at police headquarters, but there is but little doubt, if it were possible to follow the animal, that it would be found that he has been care fully trained as a purse snatcher and that he takes his booty home to hi. master. lie seems to be aware that he i? doing wrong, jumping fences and dodg tug around houses when running awy Washington Star Caring a Snake llite. As is well known, the copperhead Is one of the most poisonous snakes, yet J. C. Trout, who was bitten by one three miles from Trimble, Tenn. , expe rienced no serious effects, owing to the remedy he used, which Is an uncommon one. He was out hunting, and when a couple of miles from home was bitten on the ankle. lie at once started for home, and on the way chewed and swallowed what tobacco he had. When he reached his house, 6ome fresh red popcorn root was procured, and with the milky juice which exudes fom it a stripe was made around his leg just be low the knee. The leg swelled up to the mark and no farther, but it finally became so tightly Bwollen and painful that the juice was washed off and an other mark made with it around his thigh. The swelling gradually climbed np to the new mark, giving him relief, and he recovered without using any cither remedy. Chicago Tribune. Glowworms are much moie brilliant when a storm is coming on than at ether seasons. Like many other inys teries of nature, this curious circum stance has never been explained. THE SUGAR BOUNTY The Omaha Trade Exhibit makes the following exceedingly timely com ment on the sugar bounty muddle; I "The supreme court of Nebraska -.is I handed down it9 decision in the case brought by the Oxnards niandai;.: in Auditor Moore to issue warrants f(r 11 siirrnr hountv of five-eights of aJ cent a pound, passed by the last leis litture, but for which no appropria tion was made. This made a test case of thy constitutionality of the law which has resulted adversely to it. This is to be regretted. The act pro viding for the bounly required the sugar companies to pay $5 per ton 'ior beets. This they have done, suppos ing the extra dollar per ton woulube restored to them in the t-hape of a bounty. This is bad faith on the part of tbe stale, something wo cannot af ford, and a wrong that should bo b-t right by the next legislatuie. The poiut under -which tho wartanisf.ro beld to be illegally diawn is that Jjo appropriation was made for their :j?y tnent. This decision reveals a u!tli culty in the way of making appro priations for bounties. Appropria tions inu-st be specific. A certain sum of money musi bo set asido f jr a pir ticu.ar put pose. It connot be U ld in jidvaiico of a &eaaou how much the stattf would b-j called upon to p;ty in the c;is.j cf bounty on crops. The only apparent way out of the dillicully is for tho legislatures, following the eeiisoQs wuen tlio beets are grown, lo mase the appropriate n. This would probab'.' not be very satisfactory to the cuuip inies, ;:s they wcu'd have to layout of the use of ttie money -for so ne time. In any cve.it wo have got into a tangle in the mutter and it should be straightened out in a man ner just to the companies and honor able iu the state.1' Jl'IMJK MtllLGII of Omaha Las al out concluded that he doesn't va;;t 11 fedeial iition, anyv.ay. there be ing other ways of gaining a livelihood. From appeal an ccs the judge's con clusion is timely. NKBKASKA is going to keep her Christmas stocking hanging in hoj.es of capturing a few sugar factories. Any other lind of factories will be gladly received, but suga" factories are what she is clamoring for at pe? ent. A NKWlArKi:that has b. en digging in the records iinds that every ttate th;.t voted for Lincoln in 1W10 was carried for McKinley in 1SU6, atsd that every state that voted to go out of tho union in 1SC1, followed the lead of Jeff Davis, east its vole for V, J. liry an. JF WE were to say, in our opinijn, what periodical was most effective uui ir:g the ia&t four years in edu cating the people to a rightful view ol the tariff question, with aa almost technical knowledge of tariff matters, we should decide that the one paj er above all others in the ability of its management and editoral department and for meritorious work, is the American Economist. It is always bright, argumentative :;nd convincing and deserves ail the good things that cn bo said A i. TllEKE is much interest beirg taken in the election of a United States sen s', tor for North Carolina in January next. Tbe democratic party of that state is committed to the doctrine of free trade, and, as a consequence, is doirg everything in its power to pre vent tho re-election of Senator Pritch aru. While it is true that Mr. Pritch ard is a friend to silver and will in the f utum,us in the p ist.ad vocatc bimetal lism,at the me time be is the acknow ledged loador of the protection forces in south and has done more than any tho othor man from that section to develop a sentiment in favor of protection for its undeveloped resources, and, as a consequence, the republican party in the nation is exceedingly anxious for his re election. Economist. JNTOKMATION AMI OI'JMONS. I.et-Matesinen ride In pomp and pride L'pou the plains abi ut; No pass 1 r me. Says Stt bbins. See ? Wi.iie this. oM shack holds eu . The people throve When I once drove 'The bull team up the 1'iatie That carted freight Across the state Where are those bull-teams at ? -LSiby. A murder was committee, in Emporia taa.o'.hcr aav. I ho murderer con fessed, and hi attorney admitted he did tho shooting. Tho coroner's ju-y thou;ht such evidenco was incom petent, irrelevant and immaterial and failed to aereo. If a fellow should turn in ttnd murder a whole family the people down there with tho love of justice in their hearts, would probably reciprocate by electing- him mayor o tho lowu. Teachers ol Osage City, Kan., are rejoicing-, iv snort timo since the "board passed a resolution to tho ef fect that the teachers should refrain from dancinjr while, in the employ of the city, as a ood example for tbe pupils. The Knights of Pythias cham pioned the cause of the teachers, and the business men heid an indignation ; meeting, at which the following reso lutions were passed: "Resolved, That the board cf education bo in structed to refrain from the uso of to bacco in any form during their term of ollioe. We do not believe good re sults can be accomplished along the line to the pupils while the members of the board indulge in such low prac tices." Hubert Lardner, the newly elected clerk of the court of Bourbon county, Kas., is in hard luck. The other night he was thought to be an all-round crook by one of the Ft. Scoot police men and about two years ago ho was arrested by a United States marshal as a suspected train robber. It would be a good idea for the officers to celebrate the new year by having all tho alleys in the city nicely cleaned. The sanitary condition of the city cannot be too carefully looked after. A petition has been prepared ask ing the submission to the voters of St. Joseph a proposition to pension deserving firemen and those vho have become crippled in the service, as well as widows and orphans of de- cci'secl members of the department. John Williams, a local character, was ai rested at Trenton, Mo., on sus picion. He was attempting to get a $5 bill changed, and tne authorities thought that was too much money for ou3 man to have in these times of financial stringency. lie will prob ably be prosecuted for impel sonatina Vundcrbilt. 1'uMic iSalf. I will sell at public vendue on Jan unry 2S, at the premises five miles southeast of Munay, tha following personal property, to-wit: One span of mules. '2 hordes, 4 cows, i0 head of hogs, 15 tons of hay, ." farm wagons, 1 spring wagon, 1 hinder, cultivators, plows and other at tides too numerous to mention. Terms of sale: On all sums over 1 year's time will be given on j vr chaser giving note with approved security. Under 5, cash in hand. Nic holas K lai ukns, Administrator of 1'stato of IVier Klaurens, deceased. December 2v, 1SW. Tim Cass County Hairy. Everything clean fresh and pure. Milk, cream or buttermilk delivered at your door every day. 11. F. DEAN', Prop. TTTTTTTTnTTTTTTtTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTfTTTTTT Less Than Three Weeks ' before CHRISTMAS Had You Thought of It? Thought of the gilts that you will Rive, in or er to brighten somebody else's .Christmas? Why not underscore on your purchasing list that we have the largest stock of beautiful, useful and practical holiday gifts in the city? It will pay you to examine our nuc lines in iJiamonds. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver ware, Cut Glass. Sterling Silver Novelties, etc. High grade goods only. As for prices, there is no such thing as competition when quality is considered. Early callers enjoy many advantages over those who put it orf till the last few days. You are cordially invited to call on us and see the many beautiful things that we have rilled our store with, in preparation for the holidays this year. Eyes tested free by a graduate optician. Snyder, The Jeweler, 506 MAIN STREET. TTTTTTTTTTTTTTfTTTTTTTT?rfTTTTTTTTTTTTTTVTTTTTTTTTTT AlUUiiUUiiiAiiUnUniAAjUAUUiiiiAiUiUmU B. F. BRENDEL, M. D., Physician and Surgeon Calls promptly attended, either I)AV or NIGHT. MURRAY, NEBRASKA NEAY : ADVERTISEMENTS. 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LOUIS, MO. nmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtd c - f - - Seiistition 3 of the LEHNHOFFi BROS. 14-inch Kid doll, Shoe; stockings... 25 La rye blackboards 25 1,000 cloth books. 17 Toy books, 5c to. SI 00 Games, 5c to 4 00 Doll buiryies 25 Hobb- horses, up. 1 00 Doll beds 25 Tea sets, 10c to. -. 1 00 Photo frames 10 Photo albums. 25c. ( 00 L'o elect J J 00 ks, wm Diaries IIuhJ:cIs9 CIii-jHtmrif-i Cards, We Have the EVER LEHIpIOFF BIROS.' H BIG BOOK STORE. Too L. B. EQENBERGER THE Has put in a splendid line of fancy Lamps and beautiful Chinaware, also Confectionery of all kinds. Egenberger's is recognized as headquarters for fresh Groceries, choice Green and Dried Fruits, Canned Goods and other articles usually kept in a first-class Grocery store. Afineline of Tinware and Woodenware kept in stock. L. B. EQENBERGER, Lower Main Street. Plattsmouth, Net). THE CITY HOTEL. HANS II. GOOS, Proprietor. Best $1 Per Day House in the State Thoroughly cleaned and refurnished. A nice table and pleasant rooms, liar in hotel stocked with pure Liquors and Cijrars. Corner Third and Main-Bts. PLrlTTSMOUTH, Is the most dangerous of all Kidney Diseases. Pains in the ck, Irregularities inthe Urine, J I dwelling ot the Limbs or Ab- domen are the first symptoms I) Kmmv nam titty leu u tarn mm mamf m m 0 I a eason.. 3 AT Toilet sets, SI to.. 10 00 Brass candle sticks, 25c to. . Glass medallions 25c to Mirrors, 25c to. 3 75 3 75 5 00 Briar pipes, up to. 4 00 Meerschaum pipes, up to . Fountain pens up lo And many others. 6 00 4 00 Largest Stock SHOWN. M TRADE NEBRKSKH.